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Aspen Institute
Aspen, Colorado
July 2, 2007
[A video version of this presentation is available at Fora.tv]
In a wide ranging conversation, veteran newsman Jim Lehrer discusses big ideas about oil with Peter J. Robinson, vice chairman of the board of directors for Chevron Corp. Accomplished interviewer Lehrer leads Robinson through a broad set of issues and big ideas including energy efficiency, the future of energy, politics in Venezuela, gas prices, profits, energy sources, and hydrogen.
Robinson provides a clear description for how gas is priced and why it has risen, and at the same time justifies the high profits attained by Chevron. The conversation also identifies why pricing for gasoline might get more complex in the future.
Robinson works hard during the conversation to highlight how Chevron sets itself apart from other oil companies. While some listeners may not be convinced by all of his arguments, he is informative and ultimately helpful in providing an understanding of the complexities in the oil industry as well as the bigger energy ecosystem.
Peter J. Robertson is vice chairman of the board of directors for Chevron Corp., responsible for strategic planning, policy, government and public affairs, human resources, and corporate compliance. Previously, he directed the company’s worldwide exploration, production, and global gas businesses. He was president of Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc., president of Chevron USA, and president of Warren Petroleum Co., Chevron’s former natural gas liquids subsidiary. He chairs the US Energy Association and is a past director of Sasol Chevron Holdings Ltd., Dynegy Inc., and Caltex Petroleum Corp. A native of Edinburgh, Scotland, he graduated from Edinburgh University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Jim Lehrer is the anchor and executive editor of PBS’s The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. He came to Washington with PBS in 1972, teaming with Robert MacNeil in 1973 to cover the Senate Watergate hearings. They began in 1975 what became The MacNeil/Lehrer Report, and, in 1983, The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, the first 60-minute evening news program on television. When MacNeil retired in 1995, the program was renamed The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Lehrer has been honored with numerous awards for journalism, including a presidential National Humanities Medal in 1999. In the last five presidential elections, he moderated ten of the nationally televised candidate debates. Lehrer has written 16 novels. His latest, The Phony Marine, was published in November 2006. He also has written two memoirs and three plays. His 17th novel, Eureka, will be published in fall 2007.
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